Student startup companies developed during the [email protected] invention accelerator program took the top two prizes at the 2018 Syracuse University Impact Prize Competition organized by Blackstone Launchpad. The winners were selected for presenting the most innovative and implementable ideas to help solve civic, environmental, economic, or other public challenges as part of a campus-wide social entrepreneurship challenge.

“Participation in the [email protected] acceleration program has consistently been a pivotal success factor for winning teams,” said Blackstone Launchpad Executive Director Linda Hartsock. “[email protected] provides the framework for ideation, iteration, discovery and feedback, as well as prototyping and pitching. Students who participate in [email protected] are well prepared to work with us on next steps related to product and business model development, and take their inventions from concept to commercialization. The [email protected] – Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars partnership is truly unique, and provides an integrated roadmap to help students succeed at being both inventors and entrepreneurs.”